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by Darren Robey, Foss, Denmark the NIR solution INFRANeO
JUNIOR
that best matches your needs
T
he use of NIR technology as an analyti- the technology development is Spanish pre- and his staff have acquired a helping hand - or
y Measure chemical composition as soon as you
cal technique is far from new to the mium flour suppliers Emilio Esteban. ‘eye’ to be more precise - in the form of the
grain and feed milling industry. With the help of an in-line, near infrared ProFoss. receive your raw materials.
process monitoring solution called ProFoss from Mounted directly in production at the final y Estimate technical values of flours, semolinas, grits, glutens,
In many parts of the world it has been a Foss, it is raising high quality standards to new steps in the milling process, the ProFoss moni- starches (and other powders products).
mainstay of grain quality analysis for more than levels while gaining more vision and insight into tors the flour as it flows through pipes at up to y Moisture, protein, ash content, zeleny, hydration*.
20 years and the benefits of the technology are the milling process. 25 metres a second. This avoids the need for (* choose from over 60 calibrations available)
well understood. So what is the next step for a bypass stream to collect samples. The instru- INFRANeO Junior can also analyse whole grains.
this technology? As with many aspects of food From laboratory to production ment is housed in a practical and robust stainless
and agricultural quality control today, the answer A flour production facility like the one at steel cabinet (ATEX approved).
lies in the field of in-line near infrared analysis. the Emilio Esteban flour mill in Spain typically While it may not win any design awards,
But even in-line NIR is not a new concept. produces around 100 kilos of premium grade the wealth of information the ProFoss provides wITh
The potential benefits of moving the instru- flour every minute. is something for any quality controller to get SIMPLe NO OPeRATOR COST SAvINg
ment from the lab to the production line where That’s not a huge output by industry stand- excited about. INFLUeNCe
it can take constant measurements hour after ards, but plenty for the staff at the in-house The analyser automatically monitors mois-
hour and day after day have been clear to quality laboratory to control as they strive to ensure ture, protein and ash every few seconds and the
controllers and production managers for years. that deliveries always match the high standards regular results are fed back to a computer in the
Until recently however, the technology has of discerning customers, including, amongst oth- mill control room where they are displayed in a
failed to meet the challenge with filter-based ers, producers of baby food. graphical form using Foss ISIscan software. The
near infrared technology unable to deliver the Company director Emilio Esteban sets out charts resemble a seismic graph. A nice straight FAST ACCURATe
sort of savings hoped for. the business strategy in the current competitive line indicates that the flour composition is on
All that has changed with the advent of business landscape. target, but with a tremor indicated if something
new Diode Array based solutions teamed with “There are basically two options. Either you starts to go off track. This allows anyone work-
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Laboratory manager, Antonio Caballero
conducted a study which indicates very similar
performance for both instruments. And, of par-
ticular importance is the fact that even though
the performances of the two solutions are very
similar, the frequency of measurement with the
ProFoss system allows trends and irregularities
to be spotted more quickly.
as the previous analysis instrument in the labora- arriving at the lab, but these
tory, but now measurements are made several don’t represent the whole
times a minute instead of every few hours. It is process. ProFoss is another
this frequency that helps to keep production concept – it is placed inline
right on target. It also reduces the risk of varia- and provides constant and
tions in content of products when a new batch continuous information, so
is started. in case there is any problem, you can react Other applications?
Esteban sums up the advantage of con- immediately and that is the key.” While the benefits for flour production
tinuous measurement and the difference in According to laboratory manager Antonio are clearly demonstrated in the story above,
comparison to the Infratec 1241 Grain Analyser Caballero, the accuracy of ProFoss is equal to it doesn’t take a great deal of lateral thinking
located in the laboratory. the Infratec when measuring protein, moisture to see the application of this technology
“Infratec and ProFoss are completely differ- and ash. in other parts of the grain and feed supply
ent devices,” he says. Besides this, with ProFoss, he believes that chain.
“The reason for this is where they are traceability has increased as the company now
situated. Infratec allows you to analyse samples has a more comprehensive picture of quality. Thankfully the answer to this
“I believe question is very much yes.
that improved A similar story to the one above can be
control of the told in protein meal production where the
process will instrument has demonstrated similar levels
increase qual- of benefit.
ity levels and Likewise whole grain is an area where this
give us a com- technology can provide significant benefits to
petitive edge,” grain handlers. Whether it be at intake into
says Caballero. the mill, on loading a bulk vessel or in the
“We will elevator conducting in stream segregation
also improve or blending, having real time inline analysis
traceability, can have significant benefits over bench top
as we know techniques.
exactly how
the process is One novel use for in line analysis
working. And might well be fraud prevention.
overall, we will Anyone handling grain has heard a story
increase the of someone delivering a load of grain who
quality of our has taken it upon themselves to mix some
products.” poor grain, perhaps high moisture or low
An obvious protein, in areas of the load where they
consideration know the sample spear won’t reach, while
was whether putting the good grain on top.
the accuracy With inline analysis, such practices will
of measure- soon be found as inline analysis takes sam-
ments with ples from a much higher proportion of the
the ProFoss load as it passes through the elevator. Sure,
would be once the product is in the plant or silo it is
comparable too late, but such monitoring combined with
to the exist- appropriate penalties will soon see those
ing desktop wanting to beat the system either stop the
Infratec 1241 practice or at least divert their attention to
grain analyser the receiver who isn’t so alert.
used in the The simple fact is that inline NIR is always
laboratory. alert and is constantly checking quality.
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